Sandwich tool



' A. E. SIBLEY March 1, 1932..

- SANDWICH TOOL 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed April 15, 1931 In venior A ilomeyA. E. SIBLEY SANDWICH TOOL March 1, 1932.

Filed April 15, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In venior jri/zzzrz? QM A llorneyPatented Mar. 1, 1932 UNITED STA ARTHUR E. SIIBLEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGANSANDWICH TOOL Application filed April 15,

This invention relates to a sandwich tool and has for one of itsimportant objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, adevice of this character embodying a novel construction and .arrangementof parts whereby a roll or other body of food'may be expeditiouslyheated or toasted internally, the tool embodying means for insertion inthe roll or body of food to accomplish this.

Another very important object of the. invention is to provide a sandwichtool of the character described through the medium of which any desiredfiller, such as frankfurter, may be inserted in the roll or other bodyof food after the heating or toasting operation and when the tool isbeing withdrawn.

'Other objects of the invention are to provide a sandwich tool of thecharacter described whichwill be simple in construction, strong,durable, eflicient and reliable in use and which may be manufactured atlow cost.

' i All of the foregoing and still further 0bjects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view in sideelevation of a tool in accordance with this invention showing the sameopen to receive a filler.

Figure 2 is a view principally in vertical longitudinal section throughthe tool and partly in side elevation, showing said tool closed with afiller therein and inserted in a roll, said roll being indicated inbroken lines.

Figure 3 is a view in top plan of the lower section of the heating iron.

Figure 4 is a view in verticalcross section taken substantially on theline 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail view the filler ejector. I

Figure 6 is'a view in rear elevation of'the tool.

Referring now. to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that thereference numeral 1 designates a handle mounted heating iron,

in perspective of 1931. Serial No. 530,386.

said heating iron tapering toward its free end and terminating in apointed end portion 2. The heating iron 1 is hollow and comprises astationary lower section 3 which is rigidly mounted on the upper endportion of a handle 1} of the pistol type. The heating iron 1 furtherincludes a swinging upper section 5 having an enlarged, arcuate innerend portion 6 which extends downwardly over the upper end portion of thehandled and is pivotally connected thereto through the medium of atransversely extending pivot pin 7 which extends through the dependingend portion of the enlarged portion 6. The enlarged end portion 6 issubstantially inverted U-shaped in form, as illustrated to advantage inFigure 6 of the drawings. One arm of the U-shaped portion 6 merges intoa rearwardly and upwardly curved arm8 having a flat head 9 on its freeend providing a thumb receiving surface for opening and closing theupper section 5 of the heatingiron 1. I

7 Electric heating elements'lO are provided in the sections 3 and 5 ofthe heating iron 1 and are suitably insulated therefrom, as at 11.Electric current forthe elements'10 is provided from a suitable sourceof supply through the conductor wires 12 which pass through the handle4. A control switch 13 is mounted on the handle 4 for controlling theflow of current to the heating elements. The heating iron 1 is adaptedfor the reception of a suitable filler, such as a frankfurter 1d byswinging the upper position, as seen in Figure 1 of the drawings, theroll or other body of food from which the sandwich is to be made is, asbefore stated, indicated inbroken lines and designated by the referencenumeral 15 in Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings.

It will be noted that the upper end portion of the handle 4 forms therear end of the heating iron 1. Extending slidably through said upperend portion of the'handle 4 is an 9 ejector rod 16 which is adapted tobe projected longitudinally into the heating iron 1 from the rear endthereof, said ejector rod having fixed on its forward or inner end asubstantially plano-convex disk 17 which is section 5 to its open idisposed for reciprocation in the heating iron 1. On its outer or rearend the ejector rod 16 has fixed thereon a head 18 to facilitateoperation of the rod. A coil spring 19 encircles an intermediate portionof the ejector rod 16 and has one end engaged with the handle 4 and theother end engaged with a collar or flange 20 on the rod 16 in a mannerto yieldingly urge said rod rearwardly to dispose the disk 17 in therear end portion of the heating iron 1 against the rear wall of saidheating iron, as seen in Figure 2 of the drawings.

In use, the heating iron 1 is opened by the swinging upper section 5thereof upwardly and the filler, such as a frankfurter 14, is insertedtherein after which the heating iron is closed. The roll or other bodyof food 15 is then held in one hand by the operator and the heating ironis inserted therein from one end thereof. The electric circuits to theelements 10 are closed and the heating, iron is left in the roll orother body of bread for a time sullicient to heat or toast the same. Thetool is then withdrawn and as this takes place the rod 16 is operated toeject the filler 14 therefrom into the roll or the like. Of course, thearm 8 may be utilized to open the heating iron to facilitate theejection of the filler if necessary.

It is believed that the many advantages of a device constructed inaccordance with this invention will be readily understood, and althoughthe preferred embodiment of the in.- vention is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction may be had which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

lVhat claimed is 1. A sandwich tool of the class described comprising adepending handle member, a hollow body connected to the upper end of thehandle member extended at right angles there from, said body taperingfrom its CODHGCLOtl end to the free end with its free end pointed, saidbody being formed of upper and lower sections, the lower one of which isrigidly connected to the handle member and the upper one oi. which hasits enlarged end formed with a substan ially inverted U-shaped part forfitti over the upper end of the handle member, pivot passing through thehandle member and the limbs of said part, and an upwardly and rearwardlyextending arm on one limb of said part having a inner piece at its freeend, electric heating wires extending along the internal walls of thetwo sections and insulated therefrom for hea ing an object placed in thehollow body as well as heating an object placed over the llOllow bodyand means for connecting the wires to a source of supply.

2. A sandwich tool of the class described comprising: a depending handlemember, a hollow body connected to the upper end of the handle memberextended at right angles therefrom, said body tapering from itsconnected end to the free end with its free end pointed, said body beingformed of upper and lower sections, the lower one of which is rigidlyconnected to the handle member and the upper one of which has itsenlarged end formed with a substantially inverted U- shaped part forfitting over the upper end of the handle member, a pivot passing throughthe handle member and the limbs of said part, and an upwardly andrearwardly extending arm on one limb of said part having a linger pieceat its tree end, electric heating means in the two sections andinsulated therefrom for heating an object placed in the hollow body aswell as heating an object placed over the hollow body, an ejector rodslidably arranged in the upper part of the handle member and passingtherethrough, a disk on the front end of the rod located in the hollowbody, a spring for normally holding the rod in retracted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ARTHUR r1. sinLEY.

